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Re: [R] Possible inspiration or UU

2009-11-07T23:51:58Z

Sadly, as I discussed with one of my lecturers[1], there is a lot of truth
within satirical writing. However I would be gratefull if someone could
enlighten me with examples of 3b @ Oxbridge etc.
I wish I had been elightened before going to Uni.[2]
Chris
[1] I think I said "Pratchett was right about this place."[3]

Re: Bilderberg

2009-11-07T23:27:32Z

Oh come on! It must be true because someone wrote a book about it? Dan
Brown, anyone?
Sheesh!

Re: [-R-] UA - could it be the last book?

2009-11-07T23:07:53Z

On 4 Nov 2009 06:29:33 GMT,
Naja. :-)
I'm certain my German is hopeless, grammatically. That's the
trouble with learning in media res as an adult rather than in the
classroom as a kid.
So thanks for the correction. I must have been the butt of that
joke a hundred times, but evidently I stored the translation

Re: [I]Predjudice against the overweight

2009-11-07T22:16:37Z

You see, that's what I think you are doing. The sources you mention
are propaganda sites promoting the official government line. These
people have an agenda. Those who are sounding the warning are mostly
Doctors and Medical techs, who have nothing to gain from their
campaign. Come on: mercury is *not* a poison????? Squaline is good for

Bilderberg

2009-11-07T22:11:51Z

It was recently suggested that because I mentioned the Group, I must
be a whacked-out conspiracy nut. The following is offered in order to
counter that suggestion. Please browse the review.
[link]
-Sparkle Farkle's boyfriend

Re: [I]Predjudice against the overweight

2009-11-07T20:39:00Z

There are four different formulations of the vaccine being used in the
USA now and all are perfectly safe. Squaline and mercury are being
promoted as poisons by a program full of lies and misinformation and
scare-mongering.
[link]

Re: [I]Predjudice against the overweight

2009-11-07T20:11:22Z

True. I'd like to say that the original use would be repugnant to most
people today, but I fear I might be incorrect about that :-(

Re: [I]Predjudice against the overweight

2009-11-07T20:11:21Z

<snip>
Just because all the good ideas have been used up [1] doesn't mean they
need to start using up all the bad ones.
I think architects ought to be made to live/work in the buildings they
design to prove the concept. We might get some rather less silly
buildings then.
{1] Which I'm not convinced is the case, but will use as a premise here

Re: [I]Predjudice against the overweight

2009-11-07T20:08:43Z

"Lesley Weston" wrote...
<snip
But wait. I had heard that the last time it was in North America
was in 1976 (when I had a really bad flu - fell sick at my
grandparents and was completely useless).
Regardless, either would explain the higher death rates for the
young population. Argh.
Either way, maybe it is okay for me not to be stabbed. I

Re: [R] Possible inspiration or UU

2009-11-07T19:56:20Z

I haven't seen this comment before.
I hope you're better now.
These are stock standard university roles.
Stock standard comedy role.
Aren't they all?
Stock standard comedy role.
Rowing has a long history in British schools and universities,
I believe. I rowed for my school here in Australia, too.
That could have been inspired by some of Sir pTerry's

Re: NEW YORK YANKEES ADMINISTERED LAST RITES .

2009-11-07T19:39:14Z

Drek.
Sure sign of a net kook - he constantly changes his screen name to get past
killfiles.
Yeah, yeah, don't feed the troll, but I've been going through a lot lately.
Paul

Re: [R] Possible inspiration or UU

2009-11-07T19:35:05Z

Possibly, but since many of the comic versions of Oxbridge take this
form, I would not bet on it. Possibly there will follow a lineage of
other earlier examples.

Re: [M] Tap, Tap, Tap....

2009-11-07T18:42:19Z

The band refered to themselves as "The Motherfsckers", because
"motherfscker" was slang (at least amongst musicians in L.A.) for "damn
good musician".
They shortened it to "The Mothers" for public consumption.
When they signed to their record company (Verve/MGM), the company
insisted that they changed it to "The Mothers Of Invention" to try to

Re: [I]Predjudice against the overweight

2009-11-07T18:08:26Z

Let me suggest that an hour or two studying psychopathy online might
prove to be enlightening and informative. Psychopaths rarely murder or
run amok; it's the quiet ones that live next door that do the greatest
harm. Once you are familiar with their behavior patterns, you will
begin to recognize those you already know. They have a deep emptiness

Re: [I]Predjudice against the overweight

2009-11-07T17:52:25Z

Tell me when it isn't, hasn't been. That horrific implementation is
the nature of government.
-Sparkle Farkle's boyfriend